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SOCIAL DEFENCE – ISSUES OF
CONCERN- Dr. R. Shivappa,
University of Mysore
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SOCIAL DEFENCE
Refers to the protection of society against crime
and deviance.
It implies not only the protection of crime, but
also the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders
through institutional and non-institutional
services.
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Major areas are
Prevention of juvenile delinquency
Beggary prevention
Prevention of alcoholism and drug dependence
Prisoners’ welfare
Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and
Girls.
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Ministry of Home Affairs deals with Police and
criminal legislations
Ministry of Welfare is concerned with the
programmes relating to juvenile delinquency,
probation services, welfare services in prisons,
suppression of immoral traffic, after-care services
and correctional training and research.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
Juvenile: means a person who has not completed 18th year of age.
Juvenile in conflict with law: means a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence.
Child in need of care of protection
Child Welfare Committee
Juvenile justice Board.
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Prisoners’ welfare
Prisons are no longer to be viewed as places of
punishment but as places for reformation.
Investment on prisons shall be treated as human resource
development as it ultimately aims at raising the quality of
human life, besides protecting society from criminogenic.
The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 which is in force
throughout except J&K, Nagaland and Sikkim and Union
Territory Lakshadweep is comprehensive in scope,
empowering courts to release on probation, in all suitable
cases.
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National Institute of Social Defence
The Ministry of Home Affairs had set up the Control Bureau of Correctional Services in 1961 as a follow-up of the recommendations of the Indian Conference for Social Work (1951), the eighth Conference of Inspectors General of Prisons (1952) and the All India Jail Manual Committee (1957-59).
Later the Bureau was transformed to Ministry of Welfare.
1975, the Bureau was reorganised into NISD.
The main objectives include
Reviewing policies, and programmes in the field of social defence
Developing preventive; rehabilitative and curative policies in the field of social defence
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Contd…
Reviewing and evaluating the implementation of
social defence policies and programmes.
Developing and promoting voluntary effort in
social defence.
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Functions
Undertake research on social defence.
Compile, process, and analyse statistics on social defence
To develop, promote, sponsor and undertaketraining/orientation programmes in the field of socialdefence.
To advice the Central and the State Governments/UnionTerritory Administration on social defence problems.
To establish liaison with universities, research institutes andvoluntary organisations for appropriate attention to socialdefence.
To organise seminars/conferences/workshops on socialdefence.
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Contd…
It is concerned with a wide range of preventive,
correctional, and rehabilitative services in various
areas of social defence, including
Welfare of Prisoners
Prison Reform and Administration
Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Probation.
Beggary, Social and Moral Health
Alcoholism, Gambling, Suicide, Drug Addiction
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Activities of NISD
Research, evaluation and Statistical Division.
Training Division – a quarterly journal ‘Social Defence’
Common Services Facilitates Division -
Deals with financial administration, house keeping
functions. It offers supports services to programmes
being carried out at the Centre and States.
It has a library, documentation services for the benefit of
trainees and teachers in the institute.